Tuesday 1st May 2012 Cornwall Bird Reports

The Lizard – BLACK KITEÂ between St Keverne and Coverack over Main Dale NR at 1430hrs.GN Diver (5) past Southerly Point this morning. Also Short-eared Owl at Goonhilly Downs

St Just – WOODCHAT SHRIKE at Cape Cornwall in 1st field north of golf club entrance track, 100 yards before Boswedden House on left hand side, go through metal gate with adjoining stile with scaffold tubes forming a barrier (rubbish on the right hand side of the gate in the field) the bird spent a lot of time in this field and also the field further towards the coast with a brick water tower in the corner of the field. Also Wheatear (60+), Whitethroat (2), Sedge Warbler, Swift (17), Swallow (80+) and House Martin (5) (Thanks V.Stratton and S.Cox) Ring Ouzel in Nanquidno Valley